It’s an old story, “And
a new Pharaoh arose who did not know Joseph”.
Recently elected Egyptian
President Morsi said that the United States needs to fundamentally change its
approach to the Arab world if it wants to tamp down Arab pent up anger against
the US. He continued to exhort the West to respect Muslim values and culture
even when in conflict with its own. He concluded his criticism by instructing
his US financial benefactors that they should not expect Egypt to live by their
rules.
In the ‘old’ story you
may recall Egypt drowned in its own sea of hubris and obstinacy. For those of
you who do not believe in Bible Stories I have a question. “Are those tales any
less believable than the unmitigated gall of a pharaoh who accepts $1.3 billion
from his angels across the sea and then thanks them by kicking sand in their faces?”
Yes. It’s an old story
with a new twist, “And a new Pharaoh arose who just doesn’t get it”.